Yesterdays cook was one of those faster cooks on the smoker. I enjoy the longer slower cooks where I have time to relax & think of how good it’s going to taste. I had found some Indian Naan whole wheat bread at Walmart. I used to buy it, the white, but then they stopped carrying it. It was great fixed like Focacia, a drizzle of olive oil, a little coarse salt, & herbs of choice, heated in the oven. This time I would use it for pizzas, just the right size for the wife & I. Headed to the grocery to get things my wife said, get some chips, I said no I am going to fix Shelly’s chips. I had an Idaho baker left I would make micro-wave potato chips. Shelly is a friend from the pellethead forum & turned me on to these micro-wave potato chips. You simply slice potatoes very thin, spray a little olive oil on a plate, a little on top of the potatoes & a dusting of salt. Micro-wave on hi for 2.5 to 3.5 minutes until just turning brown. Sometimes I need more time & add in 20 sec. pulses. Times will very according to wattage of micro-waves. It will also very with what variety of potato you use. I prefer Idaho potatoes. My wife loves these & they make a great addition to many dinners & look nice on the plate. A little timely to make but worth the effort & healthier than boughten chips. I bought a little Kyrocera ceramic slicer just to make these & use the 1.5 mm setting.
My pizzas would be store bought Ragu pizza sauce, turkey salami, mozzarella & 4 cheese pizza blend, some fresh basil leaves, some of the last from my plants, & a little cracked pepper on top. I used the last of my garden fresh tomatoes, sliced some English cucumber, poured a jar of marinated artichoke hearts over top, & added a little water. This marinated several hours & made a great salad along with the pizzas & chips.
I usually do my pizzas in the Traeger, set on high, since the bread was already baked I thought I better try 375 deg just to get the cheese melted good & not burn the bread. I did them on my pizza pan to keep from burning the bread. This worked out good & the pizza was done in just over 10 min. All tasted great for a quick & easy meal.
Sliced potatoes
Sliced thin
One batch done
One Idaho Potato
Naan Bread
Pizzas building
Ready for the smoker
Done
My tray
Smokin Don
There are not many blogs out there dedicated to cooking on a pellet smoker. I have been cooking, grilling & smoking over 35 yrs now. I recently bought a Traeger Lil Tex Elite pellet smoker & have cooked on it over six yrs. now. I would like to share recipes & info I have gained from cooking on it. Update 2014: I have plenty of recipes here for the pellet smoker so I am now including other outdoor cooking and some of my indoor cooking too.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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